Peoples Dispatch Over 25 Palestinians were killed and over 1,500 injured in a massive round of Israeli attacks on Gaza that began on Friday. In response, Palestinian resistance forces fired rockets into Israel. Media reports indicated that a ceasefire agreement, brokered by Egypt and Qatar, had been reached between Israel and Hamas early on Monday…
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Two Million Palestinians Are Victims of Israeli Airstrikes and Collective Punishment Policy
PCHR Israeli Airstrikes within 12 Hours, Rendering Dozens of Civilians Homeless after Destruction of Their Houses On Monday and Tuesday, 25 and 26 March 2019, Israeli forces carried out dozens of airstrikes on various targets across the Gaza Strip. These airstrikes have been the most violent in recent months that have not spared civilians and…
Largest Land Grab Since 1948: Israel to Expel 36,000 Palestinians from Negev
Whitney Webb TEL AVIV, ISRAEL — According to an Israeli media report, the Israeli government has completed work on a massive, far-reaching plan that would expel an estimated 36,000 Palestinians from “unrecognized” villages in the Negev Desert. If the plan is approved by the Knesset, Israel’s legislative body, its implementation could begin as soon as…
Israel’s Conscription Law Assaults its Own Orthodox Community
Miko Peled Mea Sha’arim, Jerusalem – “Nazis, Nazis,” that’s what I thought I heard. I was driving down the main road near Jerusalem’s Ultra-orthodox Me’a Sha’arim neighborhood where hundreds of young Haredi Jews were blocking the road. Dumpsters were burning and the traffic came to a halt. I jumped out of the car and ran…
Zionism: Cycles of Trauma and Aggression in the Service of Settler Colonialism
Yoav Litvin Zionism is inherently reactionary The origins of Zionism are profoundly misunderstood by many. This is not coincidental and can be seen largely as the result of propaganda, which opportunistically and erroneously asserts that Zionism is the natural expression of Judaism. In fact, Zionism gained traction among some Jews only in the late 19th century…
IDF’s Apparent War Crime of “Perfidy” Breeds Suspicion of Aid Workers in Gaza
Whitney Webb @_whitneywebb GAZA CITY — Soldiers involved in a botched Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) raid on Hamas military leadership in Gaza earlier this month impersonated humanitarian aid workers in the Palestinian enclave, according to recent Israeli media reports. Impersonating humanitarian aid workers for the purposes of conducting a military operation is a violation of…
How Great Britain Facilitated the Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
Jeremy R. Hammond On this day in 1917, the government of Great Britain issued its infamous “Balfour Declaration” promising to support the Zionists in their project to establish a “national home for the Jewish people” in Palestine. While most people have heard of this document, what is never communicated in school textbooks or mainstream media…
Palestinians Trampled as Trump Targets Iran and Pulls Arab States into an Alliance with Israel
Joe Catron | @jncatron As the Trump administration renews its push for a formal military alliance between the United States and its Arab allies to target Iran, several members of the emerging bloc have joined an unprecedented drive to normalize their relations with Israel. The timing, regional observers told MintPress News this week, is no coincidence. In…
The UN Has Become a Mercenary Organization Serving US Interests
FNA, Tehran Political analyst Shabbir Hassanally says the UN has become “a means to legitimize the corruption and excesses of the American regime on humanity”. Mr. Hassanally, in an exclusive interview with FNA, said that the UN is totally complicit with the genocide of the Yemeni people, and it is possible that the situation in…
A Break from Double Speak – Trump Tells It Like It Is
Gerald A. Perreira Internationalist 360° US-Saudi destruction of Yemen President Donald Trump’s comments regarding the murder of Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, aptly reflect the true nature of the power brokers that he represents. Instead of the usual ‘Empire-speak’ statements, hypocritically condemning Khashoggi’s murder, followed by a pep talk on the values of ‘democracy’ and ‘freedom…
Will Israel’s Gaza Massacres Move the ICC into Action?
Joe Catron @jncatron THE HAGUE — As the Great March of Return by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip nears its eighth month, legal organizations in the besieged Palestinian enclave have called for the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israel over its forces’ repeated fire against unarmed protesters. By the end of the 30th weekly mobilization…
Anti-Semitism as a Sword: As Far Right Storm Clouds Gather, False and Trivial Charges Ignore the Real Threat
Editorial Comment: Anti-Semitism is rampant. “Jew” hatred is widespread. It is not only anti-Semitism that must be condemned, but any attack against a person based on their race, ethnicity or religion. To criticize a state for its crimes is vastly different. To challenge Israel’s policies and legitimacy is not anti-Semitism. Zionism must be exposed and…
